Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-13
POWderlY and the Tories.
THEY THREATEN TO INPRlsON HIN II HE VISIT


THEY THREATEN TO INPRlSON HIN II HE VISITS
IRELAND.
From the New York Catholic News.
Michael Davitt, the Irish leader, believes that he
will not be long at home until his actions and
terances place him behind the bars OF a cell In
Kimainham jail. 1t is now generally believed
that his mission here was connected In some way
with the Irish agitation, and the concensus Of
opinion agrees that his visit Is related to the
scheme OF securing Grand Master Workman Pow
derlys services in the Irish cause. Previous to Mr.
Davitt's departure from Ireland he was In receipt
Of a letter from Grand Master Workman Puwderiy
In which that gentleman signiiied his intention OF
visiting Ireland and lending his assistance 10 the
coercionists, said Mr. Dav1tt. "Much the castle
authorities dislike the visit OF English radicals
they would prefer an1nvaSlOn OF hundred OF such
hOme-rule allies TO the one which the head OF the
greatest labor organization in the world is about
10 pay us. MI. Powderiy will be sure OF a warm
welcome from The Irish people. ANY representa-
tive American citizen is always sure of card mile
Jditthe from our warm-hearted cOuntrymen; but
in the head OF the Knights OF Labor they Will
recognize an additional claim TO hearty welcome
| TO Ireland"
II would appear, however, that the visit Of
Mr. Powderly is not purely In the interest OF the
| Irish cause. "Many OF the leaders OF labor or
CARNATIONS in Great Britain" says Davitt, shave
long been considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF taking
| the Knights OF Labor US a model for united
British labor movement. The coming visit OF the
| chief OF the great American organization may,
therefore, be productive OF wide-reaching results
apart from the influence which 1t is TO exer-
| else upon the course OF events in Ireland this
winter. In England and Scotland he will un-
dOubtedly meet with enthusiastic receptions
The Cuthotic Neics has received from It's Dublin
correspondent, Thos. Sherlock, news to the effect
that the Tory organs have begun TO discuss the
| proposed visit OF Mr.. Powdery. They hint that II
POwderly dareS TO address the people on questions
appertalning 10 the movement now so vigorously
carried on despite the ukase OF Dublin Castle he
will be speedily introduced to the keepers OF Kill
| maintain jail The Irish leaders already anIici-
pate this and believe that the government is silly
enough TO carry out the threats conveyed in the
reference made to Powderiy's intentions by the
more preJudiced OF the conservative journals. The
correspondent quotes tue Freensdn's Journal W hch
says In speaking or the threatened arrest of the
Grand Master Workman: "rhe great labor army
| OF America will certainly have something to say
in reply, and perhaps polite demand Tor explana-
tons from President Cleyelands Cabinet viii not
be the form In which they Will be content to ex.
| press their Feelings about the matter. MI Pow
derby represents the greatest labor organization In
the world, and II he Is put under lock and key In
Ireland the English government will have TO reck.
on with his constituents who are not Irish alone
\ but American, English, Scotch, German, and
| Italian as we'll"